Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay: by Maxwell Radwin on 11 September 2023 Global food giant Cargill has been tied to the destruction of thousands of hectares of dry tropical forest, which were cleared in eastern Bolivia to make room for soy production. The food distributor purchased soy from farms in the Santa Cruz department where more than 20,000 hectares…
Tag: deforestation
Miners seek green light for illegal mining – Mineros buscan luz verde para la minería ilegal
ANF, El Diario: Experts warn The massive march of the miners affiliated with the National Federation of Mining Cooperatives of Bolivia (Fencomin) should not be an excuse to negotiate the natural heritage or to ask for the green light in illegal mining exploitation, maintain the director of the Bolivian Documentation and Information Center (Cedib), Óscar…
Peces que pueden sobrevivir fuera del agua encontrados en Bolivia | Fish that can survive out of water found in Bolivia
EFE, La Prensa Latina: Por Yolanda Salazar La Paz, 14 jul (EFE).- Una nueva especie de pez descubierta por el investigador boliviano Heinz Arno Drawert puede sobrevivir fuera del agua durante horas seguidas gracias a la capacidad de alterar su respiración. Drawert vio por primera vez la Moema juanderibaensis (su nombre científico) durante la década…
Bolivia deforests 583 thousand hectares | Bolivia deforesta 583 mil hectáreas 🤦🏾👎🏽
Brújula Digital, Los Tiempos: Bolivia breaks the deforestation record with 583 thousand hectares and 173 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions More than half a million deforested hectares and 173 million tons of greenhouse gases from deforestation in 2021 mark a record never seen before, according to the latest report from the Bolivian government presented…
Tipnis at its worst – El Tipnis en su peor momento
Editorial, El Deber: One of the most important reserves in Bolivia is being mistreated from various sides without anyone taking responsibility for preventing it. The Isiboro Sécure Park (Tipnis) suffers one of the greatest challenges in its history, due to the recurring and illegal activities of deforestation and felling of trees, illegal coca leaf plantations…
Drug trafficking and illegal logging | Narcotráfico y la tala ilegal
Ivan Paredes, El Deber: The Bolivian Amazon under attack: drug trafficking and illegal logging penetrate the area An investigation shows how gangs dedicated to the extraction of wood operate in the Amazon basin. Bolivia and Ecuador are the most affected by this crime. Behind them are the drug trafficking mafias that use the same routes….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 